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The Personal Recommendation Hall of Fame III: Foreign Language Edition
Posted By Takoma11
This was a lot of fun, ya'll! Even the movies I...

This was a lot of fun, ya'll! Even the movies I didn't love were almost all on my to-see list anyway, so I appreciate watching them.

The only thing that makes me a little sad is the tepid response...
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The Personal Recommendation Hall of Fame III: Foreign Language Edition
Posted By Takoma11
Well, I really liked Lady Bird. But I think...

Well, I really liked Lady Bird.

But I think maybe what you're talking about is dialogue that is very clearly an adult writing for a teenage character. Something about the rhythm and quirk feels...
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The Personal Recommendation Hall of Fame III: Foreign Language Edition
Posted By Takoma11
I am very drawn to his work because he seems to...

I am very drawn to his work because he seems to approach his characters with such empathy. The way that he filmed Lilya-4-Ever made me completely rethink the way that sexual violence is presented in...
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The Personal Recommendation Hall of Fame III: Foreign Language Edition
Posted By Takoma11
Have you seen many of his films? I really...

Have you seen many of his films?

I really love Lilya-4-Ever (though it is brutal to watch) and We Are the Best! (which is more lighthearted).
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The Personal Recommendation Hall of Fame III: Foreign Language Edition
Posted By Takoma11
I feel like Seven Samurai just flies by. And that...

I feel like Seven Samurai just flies by. And that was especially true of the time I saw it in the theater.
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The Personal Recommendation Hall of Fame III: Foreign Language Edition
Posted By Takoma11
No, that's what I meant. I've seen the 30s...

No, that's what I meant. I've seen the 30s version but not the 50s one.
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The Personal Recommendation Hall of Fame III: Foreign Language Edition
Posted By Takoma11
Which version did you watch?

Which version did you watch?
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The Personal Recommendation Hall of Fame III: Foreign Language Edition
Posted By Takoma11
Watched it pretty recently and quite enjoyed it.

Watched it pretty recently and quite enjoyed it.
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The Personal Recommendation Hall of Fame III: Foreign Language Edition
Posted By Takoma11
I thought that the dynamic of the more-together...

I thought that the dynamic of the more-together friend helping the less-together friends was SO well-realized. Especially as she realizes her friend has not fully told her the truth about certain...
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The Personal Recommendation Hall of Fame III: Foreign Language Edition
Posted By Takoma11
I feel much the same way. I can think of several...

I feel much the same way. I can think of several directors who would have more than one film on my favorites list.

I do think that limiting to one film per director has the benefit of spacing your...
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The Personal Recommendation Hall of Fame III: Foreign Language Edition
Posted By Takoma11
Yeah, I tend to save rewatches for (1) films I...

Yeah, I tend to save rewatches for (1) films I really liked or (2) films I disliked but someone convinced me to give them another chance.
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The Personal Recommendation Hall of Fame III: Foreign Language Edition
Posted By Takoma11
I think that it applies more to new films not...

I think that it applies more to new films not just because you have seen it recently, but it has recently been "in the air"--it may have just won an award, you've been reading reviews of it, there is...
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The Personal Recommendation Hall of Fame III: Foreign Language Edition
Posted By Takoma11
Yeah, I LOVE High and Low. The performances, the...

Yeah, I LOVE High and Low. The performances, the central mystery. Several films have "borrowed" from that excellent train ransom sequence. It stands right next to Seven Samurai as my favorite...
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The Personal Recommendation Hall of Fame III: Foreign Language Edition
Posted By Takoma11
Promises, promises. ;) I think...

Promises, promises.

;)



I think it's interesting that the film really lets you see her side of it. She would rather die than risk seeing her husband killed, which is an understandable if...
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The Personal Recommendation Hall of Fame III: Foreign Language Edition
Posted By Takoma11
I thought that the idea was that there would be a...

I thought that the idea was that there would be a scandal that everyone would assume that the wife had had an affair with the guy who was stalking her OR possibly that she was worried that he would...
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The Personal Recommendation Hall of Fame III: Foreign Language Edition
Posted By Takoma11
I'm finding the tepid reactions to it pretty...

I'm finding the tepid reactions to it pretty puzzling, to be honest. I thought it was pretty fantastic and brought to light the way that the survival of so many people who did manage to escape such...
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The Personal Recommendation Hall of Fame III: Foreign Language Edition
Posted By Takoma11
I think that where I get a bit stuck with him is...

I think that where I get a bit stuck with him is the way that he frames himself/the artist in this meta context.

I know what you mean about being able to acknowledge the beauty of film AND the...
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The Personal Recommendation Hall of Fame III: Foreign Language Edition
Posted By Takoma11
https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http...

https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-4ktX8ZUF0bw%2FVAJG6L8P4PI%2FAAAAAAAACzs%2F0-G6SRV5lws%2Fs1600%2FContempt%252BGodard%252Bbathtub%252BBardot%252BLang%252B...
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The Personal Recommendation Hall of Fame III: Foreign Language Edition
Posted By Takoma11
https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http...

https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fd%2Fdb%2FGrand-Illusion-1937.jpg&f=1&nofb=1

La Grande Illusion, 1937

During WW1, French...
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The Personal Recommendation Hall of Fame III: Foreign Language Edition
Posted By Takoma11
I figured it was unintentional, and considering...

I figured it was unintentional, and considering it was one minute out of a 3-hour film I'm not surprised they forgot about it. It isn't a "centerpiece" moment of the film.

In fact, it's not even...
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The Personal Recommendation Hall of Fame III: Foreign Language Edition
Posted By Takoma11
Exactly. She is not in a place, emotionally or...

Exactly. She is not in a place, emotionally or maturity-wise, to handle the intensity of what he is going through. There is literally one scene where he corners her against a building. And while we...
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The Personal Recommendation Hall of Fame III: Foreign Language Edition
Posted By Takoma11
HMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!! I believe he...

HMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!



I believe he reviewed it one or two days ago.
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The Personal Recommendation Hall of Fame III: Foreign Language Edition
Posted By Takoma11
You must be hoping everyone is saving the best...

You must be hoping everyone is saving the best for last!
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The Personal Recommendation Hall of Fame III: Foreign Language Edition
Posted By Takoma11
https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http...

https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bfi.org.uk%2Fsites%2Fbfi.org.uk%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Ffull%2Fpublic%2Fimage%2Ftokyo-story-1953-002-chieko-higashiyama-setsuko-hara-chishu-ry...
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The Personal Recommendation Hall of Fame III: Foreign Language Edition
Posted By Takoma11
If you like Uncle Boonmee at all, I highly...

If you like Uncle Boonmee at all, I highly recommend the director's other film, Tropical Malady. (In fact, the story of Uncle Boonmee comes from a throwaway line in Tropical Malady).

I would give...

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